Assam Christian body condemns bid to justify Christmas Eve vandalism

Key Highlights

• On Wednesday (December 24, 2025), members affiliated with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal allegedly disrupted Christmas Eve celebrations and vandalised decorations at St.
• Mary’s English School in Nalbari, about 65 km northwest of Guwahati.
• The ACF said the incident had sown fear and insecurity among minority communities in the State.
• “The Christian community across Assam welcomes this decisive step toward upholding the rule of law and protecting the fundamental right to religious expression, while urging that the remaining culprits also be arrested at the earliest,” the forum’s spokesperson, Allen Brooks, said in a statement on Saturday.
• However, the organisation expressed strong objection to remarks made by Assam BJP president and Lok Sabha member Dilip Saikia, who, it said, sought to justify the vandalism by alleging “constant provocation” from the Christian community and making unsubstantiated claims about religious conversions.